(2939) Coconino Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 February 1982 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Coconino is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Coconino is 2.84 au from the Sun and 2.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2939 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 DP |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.61 km (#9,566 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.512 |
| Rotation period | 4.68 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.69 |
| Orbital period | 3.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.166 |
| Inclination | 3.95° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 21 February 1982
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- (2246) Bowell
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- (2270) Yazhi
- (2316) Jo-Ann
- (2356) Hirons
- (2357) Phereclos
- (2383) Bradley
- (2409) Chapman
- (2410) Morrison
- (2411) Zellner
- (2421) Nininger
- (2432) Soomana
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